Agathocles of Syracuse (tyrant of Syracuse in 317-289 BC and self-styled king of Sicily in 304-289 BC)
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Agathocles (Greek: Ἀγαθοκλῆς, Agathoklḗs; 361–289 BC) was a Greek tyrant of Syracuse (317–289 BC) and self-styled king of Sicily (304–289 BC).
Die Studies
| Item | Image | MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made. | WeightCarter 1983 * Median weight * 20000 (*10 if gold or electrum) |
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| Syracuse (Agathocles), gold, staters (Athena/thunderbolt) (317-310 BCE) | 
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Gold | 8,633 kg |
| Locri Epizephyrii (Agathocles), bronze, units (9g) (Zeus/winged thunderbolt) (317-279 BCE) | 
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Bronze | |
| Locri Epizephyrii (Agathocles), bronze, half units (5g) (Athena/winged thunderbolt) (317-279 BCE) | 
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Bronze | |
| Locri Epizephyrii (Agathocles), bronze, quarter units (1.8g) (Artemis/winged thunderbolt) (317-279 BCE) | Bronze | ||
| Syracuse (Agathocles), silver, tetradrachms (Kore/Nike) (310-305 BCE) | ,_silver,_tetradrachms_(305-295_BCE).jpg)
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Silver | 19,692 kg |
| Syracuse (Agathocles), silver, tetradrachms (Arethusa/quadriga) (310-305 BCE) | ,_silver,_tetradrachms_(317-305_BCE).jpg)
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Silver | 4,579 kg |
| Syracuse (Agathocles), electrum, 50 litrai (Apollo/tripod) (310-305 BCE) | 
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Electrum | 25,205 kg |
| Locri Epizephyrii, bronze, units (11g) (Athena/Pegasus) (300-279 BCE) | 
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Bronze |
Overstriking coins
| Item | Overstriking coinImage of the overstriking coin | MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made. | DateIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. | Overstruck typeImage of the overstruck variety |
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| 3555 - Syracuse (Agathocles) (tetradrachm Persephone/quadriga) over uncertain type (Stack’s, Bowers and Ponterio, Jan. 2017, 2027) | _(tetradrachm_Persephone-quadriga).jpg)
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Silver | 310 BC JL | |
| 2615 - Syracuse (AE Heracles/lion) over uncertain type (Gorny, 216, Oct. 2013, 2172) | .png){kind=small}
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Bronze | 289 BC JL | |
| 2538 - Syracuse (AE Heracles/lion) over Syracuse (Artemis/thunderbolt) (M&M, 32, May 2010, 12) | .jpg)
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Bronze | 289 BC JL | 
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| 2364 - Syracuse (AE Heracles/lion) over Syracuse (Artemis/thunderbolt) (MacDonald coll., 39) | .jpg)
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Bronze | 289 BC JL |
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Overstruck coins
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Agathocles of Syracuse 
| TypeType of authority. ᵖ | Person |
| Nomisma IDNomisma ID | agathocles_syracuse |
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Literature
- HGC 2 (8 mentions)
- Spinelli 2019 (4 mentions)
- Calciati 1986 (3 mentions)
- Puglisi 2009 (3 mentions)
- HN Italy (3 mentions)
- HGC 1 (3 mentions)
- Sear I (2 mentions)
- Riffaud 1989 (2 mentions)
- MacDonald 2009 (1 mentions)
- SNG ANS 5 Sicily (1 mentions)
- Ierardi 1995 (1 mentions)
- Jenkins 1968 (1 mentions)
- RQEMH (1 mentions)
- Bérend 1998 (1 mentions)
